Eat and being eaten

Eat and be eaten is a performative dinner based on the symbiotic relationship called endosymbiosis, the union between the bacteria of the human intestine and our body from food.

The guests are invited to experience aesthetically and sensorially the tasting on different scales: from the micro, becoming aware of the microscopic life that metabolizes food, to the macro through concepts from geology, such as deep time.

The dinner proposes to establish a more holistic relationship with the environment, with other forms of life and with our body, offering new perspectives on the complex cultural systems we inhabit.

This project was supported by the Erwin and Gisela von Steiner Foundation, Aqua Monaco GmbH and Café Faber and was inspired by the research made at the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg and the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg in Delmenhorst thanks the ArtWaves Artist-in-residence program.

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